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Before the community was dissolved, this service or application could be found officially through Google PlayStore for Android and AppStore for iOS (iPhone/iPad). UTK.io is a community app for users of Minecraft: Pocket Edition (now Minecraft: Bedrock Edition) and for those who want to explore the entire game. It gives you all the resources you need to play Minecraft fully customized for mobile users. UTK.io is a great app to have if you are enjoying Minecraft Pocket Edition and want to customize the entire game. It gives you everything you need to play a fully customized version of Minecraft. Here you can also interact with fellow Minecraft players from around the world. == Features of UTK.io == The first thing you see when you log in at UTK.io is that there are a bunch of categories with all the extra Minecraft resources we need to have fun in the game. You can find maps, mods, skins, texture packs, servers, community blog posts, etc. On this platform, you can also become a creator. To start creating, you need to register in the profile menu. In UTK.io. Here there is also a tool which lets you create your own skins and texture packs according to your taste. Not only that, but you can also download Minecraft skins and texture packs from other users and enjoy them in your game without having to create them from the beginning or edit them yourself. UTK.io is the ideal community app to further the Minecraft Mobile gaming community with an experience that is fully customized to your preferences, whether you're making your own creations or trying out creations from other users. Thanks to its highly dedicated community, the platform already has tons of spectacular Minecraft creations ready for you to explore. == The Founder of UTK.io == UTK.io was created by an internet user named ChrisMCMine, or commonly called Chris. He is an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria Austria] citizen, as shown by his [https://x.com/ChrisMCMine X (Twitter)] account. Although UTK.io's contact on Google Play is from Canada, the person is actually from Austria. At that time, he was a progammer and a [https://www.youtube.com/user/ChrisMCMine YouTube] content creator at the same time. == The Period Before UTK.io Got Released == [[File:Utk-2012.png|thumb|right|alt=UTK on 2012|Ultimate Tool Kit on 21 September 2012]] === Development of UTK (Ultimate Tool Kit) === Before the UTK.io service was released, in 2012 ChrisMCMine had released a tool application for Minecraft Mobile called Ultimate Tool Kit for MCPE, or can be summarized as UTK. Perhaps this name will inspire the name of UTK.io in the future. The application provides services to download Minecraft World, Texture Packs, Seeds, and Minecraft Mods. [[File:Ultimate Tool Kit on Play Store.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Ultimate Tool Kit getting its 100.000 downloads on PlayStore|UTK got its 100.000th download on December 3, 2012]] ChrisMCMine developed the application himself, and the photo on the right side is how the application looked in September 2012 under his own auspices with a publisher called ChrisMCMine Studios. The tool is designed to be compatible with Minecraft: PE Alpha version 0.4.0. In December 2012, Chris announced through his account that his app had reached 100,000 downloads. This was a great achievement for the creators. Unexpectedly, the application was trending on [https://twitter.com/SmaragdLP/status/305611902644523008 PlayStore on February 24, 2013]. This is certainly a proud for the application that was developed by Chris. The users enthusiasm increased when they heard that the application would be upgraded to the new edition that was called [https://archive.ph/g4N03 UTK One Zero]. Fans were tweeting with the hashtag [https://archive.ph/g4N03 #UTKZeroOne] at the time. In mid-2013 the fans keep posted the hashtag #UTKOneZero to keep an eye on the service until its release. However, when I searched the Internet I did not find the original version of UTKOneZero except for the fake version (in HappyMod 1.84 MB). The last update of UlitmateToolKit was released on March 22, 2013. Most likely the UTK One Zero in this case is referring to UTK.io. === Development of Resource Pack Converter === Chris also created a service that converts Minecraft Java resource packs into texture packs for Minecraft: PE (now Minecraft Bedrock). [https://archive.ph/5fgSS Source: Chris on X account (page archived: 13 Jan 2024)]. == UTK.io's Journey to its Glory == === The Era When UTK.io got Released === Development of the Ultimate Tool Kit application has been stopped, and will be replaced by UTK.io afterwards. This was said by Chris himself on his [https://archive.ph/YNh4T X account (formerly Twitter). (page archived 13 Jan 2024)]. [[File:Utk-early-day.png|thumb|center|alt=Website of UTK.io on October 2014|On the early days, UTK.io needs invite code to register an account]] UTK.io was released on September 20, 2014 as an alpha version. On that day the first account of the platform was also created. The first user was ChrisMCMine who was the founder of the UTK.io Community service, making it the oldest account on the platform. At that time the amount of users was very small and very limited. At that time people must use the invite code to register their account on this service as shown below. Because the application is still in trial version. Users can get the invite code from the [https://web.archive.org/web/20141009173409/https://utk.io/ official website of UTK.io]. === First Release of Official App === The official version of this application was released on PlayStore on January 27, 2015. At that time UTK.io no longer needs to be downloaded on the official website, but we still have to use the invite code on the official website of the UTK.io community. On February 24, 2015, UTK.io was updated again on its service and its application on Google Play Store [https://web.archive.org/web/20150226151106/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.utk.android (this page was archived 2 days later)] to UTK.io version 0.0.8. Therefore people no longer need to use beta code to register on this UTK.io service. So people can freely create an account and do many things in it. For info, the current Minecraft version at that time was 0.11.x. [[File:Minecraft Map Content on UTK.io Platform.png|thumb|left|alt=UTK.io map contents|MCFORUMBOT dominated the fyp of Minecraft Map content on UTK.io on early days]] [[File:Minecraft Mod Page Content on UTK.io.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Early days of UTK.io|MCFORUMBOT dominated the fyp of Minecraft Mod content on UTK.io]] It was seen at that time that this application had content that was mostly dominated by a username called MCFORUMBOT. This is a bot account that searches for external references so that they can be added to UTK.io or more precisely called reupload. However, this account still gives the source to the creator and the original source. This meant to make the UTK.io service have more content in it. Moreover, at that time UTK.io has users had begun to increase. Since the increase in the amount of users on UTK.io, the users really like the concept of UTK.io which seems to be very unique. Here we can become content creators who offer in-game content on Minecraft to our fans or to the public. In addition, here we can upload freely. And that's very different from MCPE Master and MCPEDL, which require approval from staff so that our content can be published in them. === A Period of Significant Growth of Users === On March 4, 2015, UTK.io was upgraded to version 0.1.0 at which time UTK.io supported Android versions 2.3 and above with an app size when installed of 5.7 MB. The app has been installed by at least 1000 to 5000 people. By April 2015 the app had reached 10,000 downloads. The app continues to get enthusiasm from new users who appear every day even at the beginning of June 2015 the app has been downloaded by more than 50000 people, and it continues to increase. By the end of June 2015, 100 thousand people had installed the app on Google PlayStore. The app was trending at the time, so it experienced a spike in downloads of around 500 thousand people on October 10, 2015, and skyrocketed to 1 million downloads on December 14, 2015. That's pretty fast for a new app. === Development of Other Applications === In addition to UTK.io community, UTK.io Team also released other applications under the same developer. The apps are Skin Editor for Minecraft and Textures Creator for Minecraft. Which updates will be discontinued as they will be merged into the UTK.io for Minecraft PE app. === Collaboration With Another Services === In 2017 MCPE Master also collaborated with UTK.io to integrate with its open map feature to launch maps and mods using MCPE Master. [[File:UTKio & MCPE Master.png|thumb|alt=The collaborations between UTK.io and MCPE Master on May 2017|The first announced collaborations between UTK.io and MCPE Master]] Adapted from [https://p.lesunk.com/AyK lesunk.com] (admin of Lesunk Media) he said: "I still remember when I first signed up for the service on November 11, 2017 and I enjoyed the app because of its features. I even got up to 586k views for my map." (2022) ChrisMCMine at that time seemed very active in giving likes and comments on every post uploaded by users. This is probably in order to create an interactive UTK.io community and aims to make the creators happy because they get attention from the admin and owner of the service. In addition, he is also active in removing violating posts, such as inappropriate photos, inappropriate, or posts that violate the copyright of the original owner. [[File:UTKio Screenshoots.png|thumb|UTK.io when you login.]] == The Golden Age UTK.io Community == UTK.io had its golden age in mid-2018, due to the amount of activity and user interaction on the platform, such as in comments and blog posts (blog posts are conceptualized like community posts on YouTube). But there was a disaster at the end of 2018 that we will discuss after this. On March 22, 2019, UTK.io added a Group Chat feature. This is very useful for us to have discussions or conversations with fellow creators. Although the feature is still beta, it is very useful for creators to socialize and interact. The next update is nothing but a bug fix in this application. As of July 18, 2019, the UTK.io application service has reached 10 million downloads on PlayStore. == The Downfall of UTK.io Community == It is not known exactly when this period of downfall began. We can only infer from the failures that was made by the admins/moderators of UTK.io === First Data Center Fire === It all started at the end of 2018 when there was a leak in the UTK.io data center. Adapted information from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ho1baOPJU ySr_Alex's YouTube video], we can conclude as time passed and at the end of 2018 there was a UTK.io data center fire, which resulted in a lot of data being lost, from here on UTK.io experienced more and more problems and bugs. That's why the files can't be recovered. ChrisMCMine apologized in a blog post on his official account titled 'We Missed UP". Unfortunately I don't have any more archived images for that. According to ChatGPT, the term "data center fire" refers to a situation where a fire occurs inside a data center. A data center is a facility used to house computer systems, servers, network equipment, and other related components for the purpose of processing, storing, and managing large amounts of data. Data centers are an important critical infrastructure for organizations, as they are instrumental in supporting a wide range of digital services and operations. Many people are disappointed by this, but some still have time to stay in this service including me (admin of lesunk.com). They are also the great creators, the senior and newbie creators who still continue to make their contributions to share their content on the service. === Second Data Center Fire === [[File:UTKio Discord Server Screenshoot 2021.png|thumb|The admin of UTK.io announced about lost data on 24 December 2021 on their Discord server.]] Adapted from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ho1baOPJU ySr_Alex's video description] which essentially means: In August 2020 UTK.io notifications stopped, and only reappeared in December 2021, the UTK.io team promised a massive update, it looked like UTK would finally be victorious again, unfortunately we were wrong ( the community), a week later the biggest bug in UTK history occurred, all accounts registered from 2019 and back were deleted, lost, and damaged, becoming "Private User" including my account. In addition, all the remaining skins were deleted and turned into Steve skins as in the first data center fire case. This left fans disappointed and the community outraged. Everything happened quickly, on December 24, 2021 the UTK.io admin made the official announcement on his official Discord server at that time. Adapted from [https://p.lesunk.com/AyK lesunk.com], before he (Lesunk Media admin) knew this, around mid-2022 he wanted to try again to log into his account, but he couldn't log in. When he wanted to reset his password, his account was still not found. He took the initiative to create a new account for it. When I wanted to see his old account with the new account, it turned out that his account was no longer available and changed its name to "Private User" but his posts were still there. He quit the app again and wanted to forget about it. === Update yang Buruk === Nearing the end of its life, UTK.io is getting the worst updates. Many useful features are removed making it even more unpopular with users. Moreover, a lot of data was lost due to data center fires. [[File:UTKio Lowest Rating.png|thumb|left|alt=Lowest rating of UTK.io on PlayStore|UTK.io was got their lowest rating on November 2022 on Google PlayStore]] Around 2021 or 2022 UTK.io got a bad update when its most iconic feature, the blog posts, was removed. Users could no longer express their opinions or share their achievements on the blog. Add to that an update where ads became many times more frequent than before. Ads should be a natural thing for developers to earn money, but here ads often appear when we open profiles or other buttons. We can get rid of these ads by paying 20 USD and it is very detrimental to its users. This app was immediately showered with 1-star ratings at the time. In November 2022, UTK.io had its lowest rating in years at 3.5 star score. Although it soon rose to 3.6 in its final seconds before disappearing from the PlayStore on January 15, 2023. === UTK.io's Most Critical Condition === Adapted from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ho1baOPJU ySr_Alex's video description] which essentially explains: In 2022 UTK.io is in a very critical situation, almost inactive, even though friends (from the community) have tried to revive UTK.io, only for a short time, UTK.io is not only more than inactive, boring, and no one is very enthusiastic to continue interacting there including me (ySr_Alex). Due to the actions of all the old veteran users quitting (more like resigning), there were very few creators left, they only formed small groups of up to 40 users, of which only 8 were active. == The Final Days of the UTK.io Minecraft Community == [[File:The Last Announcement of UTKio on Discord.png|thumb|alt=The last announcement of UTK.io on Discord|The final announcement regarding the permanent shutdown of the UTK.io service ]] On [https://web.archive.org/web/20221227190103/https://utk.io/ December 27, 2022], a notice appeared on UTK.io's official Discord server, and from UTK.io itself saying that the team had ended support and services (meaning such as email and contact), and 3 days later (that was mean on December 31, 2022 at 23:59), the UTK.io service shut down completely, becoming unusable. It's a sad end to what was once the biggest app in the Minecraft PE Community, 8 years into its history, which from this point of view, seems small. [[File:The shutdown of UTKio on website.png|thumb|left|alt=The information from UTK.io website|The UTK.io website on 27 December 2022]] The community was extremely disappointed with the bad ending of having to part ways with this community for good, despite the drama that was involved. On January 1, 2023 the UTK.io Community platform service was officially closed for good. On January 16, 2023 it was shown on the Internet Archive that the UTK.io website was closed. Although on January 24 to 27, 2023 it briefly returned, after that it was officially permanently closed forever. == References Used == [https://web.archive.org/web/20150127151643/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.utk.android Internet Archive - UTK.io App on Google Play] [https://web.archive.org/web/20221227190103/https://utk.io/ UTK.io Website Archive] [https://twitter.com/hashtag/UTKOneZero UTK One Zero on Twitter] [https://x.com/ChrisMCMine Twitter (X) - ChrisMCMine Status] [https://www.planetminecraft.com/blog/important-announcement-5855994/ Planet Minecraft Community Blog Post] [https://archive.ph/utk.io Archive Today - UTK.io] [https://archive.ph/dV9BR Archive Today (14 Nov 2014) - UTK.io] [https://www.archivebay.com/site/utk.io Archive Bay - UTK.io] [https://web.archive.org/web/20121218214851/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.chrismcmine.mcpemods Ultimate Tool Kit - Google Play] [https://x.com/ChrisMCMine SmaragdDestroyer on X - Twitter] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ho1baOPJU ySr_Alex on YouTube] [https://youtu.be/0kR-OgqJEhc?si=l1Ahr8AqU-FoZlWQ vIVvictory on YouTube] [https://youtu.be/294np5Ha6Yw?si=aljVQGWvH5UYCE3M MCPE Master on YouTube] [https://x.com/UTKio UTK.io on X - X.com] [https://twitter.com/ Tablet Screenshots - Chris on X] [https://twitter.com/ Tablet Screenshot by NClemance on 26 Feb 2013 - Optivex on X] [https://web.archive.org Internet Archive] [https://www.appbrain.com/app/ultimatetoolkit-for-mcpe/at.chrismcmine.mcpemods Ultimate Tool Kit - AppBrain] [https://youtube.com/ The Downfall of UTK.io - vIVvictory] [https://chat.openai.com/share/a825b5dc-a004-4e29-993a-e2e6d64bfa6c ChatGPT] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDA9KTXSy5 YouTube - andrFantom] [https://www.reddit.com/r/bedrock/comments/103drwz/sad_moment/ Reddit - rbedrock] [https://www.reddit.com/r/UTKio/ Reddit - UTKio] [https://archive.is/https://twitter.com/ChrisMCMine Archive Today - Twitter ChrisMCMine] 2f4d05ead52c03ab922af46bfc20dab3a598c0a4 20 19 2024-01-13T15:38:21Z Lesunk 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Utk-logo.png|thumb|left|alt=UTK.io logo|The logo of UTK.io]] == What is UTK.io == UTK.io was officialy named UTK.io for Minecraft PE. Before the community was dissolved, this service or application could be found officially through Google PlayStore for Android and AppStore for iOS (iPhone/iPad). UTK.io is a community app for users of Minecraft: Pocket Edition (now Minecraft: Bedrock Edition) and for those who want to explore the entire game. It gives you all the resources you need to play Minecraft fully customized for mobile users. UTK.io is a great app to have if you are enjoying Minecraft Pocket Edition and want to customize the entire game. It gives you everything you need to play a fully customized version of Minecraft. Here you can also interact with fellow Minecraft players from around the world. == Features of UTK.io == The first thing you see when you log in at UTK.io is that there are a bunch of categories with all the extra Minecraft resources we need to have fun in the game. You can find maps, mods, skins, texture packs, servers, community blog posts, etc. On this platform, you can also become a creator. To start creating, you need to register in the profile menu. In UTK.io. Here there is also a tool which lets you create your own skins and texture packs according to your taste. Not only that, but you can also download Minecraft skins and texture packs from other users and enjoy them in your game without having to create them from the beginning or edit them yourself. UTK.io is the ideal community app to further the Minecraft Mobile gaming community with an experience that is fully customized to your preferences, whether you're making your own creations or trying out creations from other users. Thanks to its highly dedicated community, the platform already has tons of spectacular Minecraft creations ready for you to explore. == The Founder of UTK.io == UTK.io was created by an internet user named ChrisMCMine, or commonly called Chris. He is an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria Austria] citizen, as shown by his [https://x.com/ChrisMCMine X (Twitter)] account. Although UTK.io's contact on Google Play is from Canada, the person is actually from Austria. At that time, he was a progammer and a [https://www.youtube.com/user/ChrisMCMine YouTube] content creator at the same time. == The Period Before UTK.io Got Released == [[File:Utk-2012.png|thumb|right|alt=UTK on 2012|Ultimate Tool Kit on 21 September 2012]] === Development of UTK (Ultimate Tool Kit) === Before the UTK.io service was released, in 2012 ChrisMCMine had released a tool application for Minecraft Mobile called Ultimate Tool Kit for MCPE, or can be summarized as UTK. Perhaps this name will inspire the name of UTK.io in the future. The application provides services to download Minecraft World, Texture Packs, Seeds, and Minecraft Mods. [[File:Ultimate Tool Kit on Play Store.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Ultimate Tool Kit getting its 100.000 downloads on PlayStore|UTK got its 100.000th download on December 3, 2012]] ChrisMCMine developed the application himself, and the photo on the right side is how the application looked in September 2012 under his own auspices with a publisher called ChrisMCMine Studios. The tool is designed to be compatible with Minecraft: PE Alpha version 0.4.0. In December 2012, Chris announced through his account that his app had reached 100,000 downloads. This was a great achievement for the creators. Unexpectedly, the application was trending on [https://twitter.com/SmaragdLP/status/305611902644523008 PlayStore on February 24, 2013]. This is certainly a proud for the application that was developed by Chris. The users enthusiasm increased when they heard that the application would be upgraded to the new edition that was called [https://archive.ph/g4N03 UTK One Zero]. Fans were tweeting with the hashtag [https://archive.ph/g4N03 #UTKZeroOne] at the time. In mid-2013 the fans keep posted the hashtag #UTKOneZero to keep an eye on the service until its release. However, when I searched the Internet I did not find the original version of UTKOneZero except for the fake version (in HappyMod 1.84 MB). The last update of UlitmateToolKit was released on March 22, 2013. Most likely the UTK One Zero in this case is referring to UTK.io. === Development of Resource Pack Converter === Chris also created a service that converts Minecraft Java resource packs into texture packs for Minecraft: PE (now Minecraft Bedrock). [https://archive.ph/5fgSS Source: Chris on X account (page archived: 13 Jan 2024)]. == UTK.io's Journey to its Glory == === The Era When UTK.io got Released === Development of the Ultimate Tool Kit application has been stopped, and will be replaced by UTK.io afterwards. This was said by Chris himself on his [https://archive.ph/YNh4T X account (formerly Twitter). (page archived 13 Jan 2024)]. [[File:Utk-early-day.png|thumb|center|alt=Website of UTK.io on October 2014|On the early days, UTK.io needs invite code to register an account]] UTK.io was released on September 20, 2014 as an alpha version. On that day the first account of the platform was also created. The first user was ChrisMCMine who was the founder of the UTK.io Community service, making it the oldest account on the platform. At that time the amount of users was very small and very limited. At that time people must use the invite code to register their account on this service as shown below. Because the application is still in trial version. Users can get the invite code from the [https://web.archive.org/web/20141009173409/https://utk.io/ official website of UTK.io]. === First Release of Official App === The official version of this application was released on PlayStore on January 27, 2015. At that time UTK.io no longer needs to be downloaded on the official website, but we still have to use the invite code on the official website of the UTK.io community. On February 24, 2015, UTK.io was updated again on its service and its application on Google Play Store [https://web.archive.org/web/20150226151106/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.utk.android (this page was archived 2 days later)] to UTK.io version 0.0.8. Therefore people no longer need to use beta code to register on this UTK.io service. So people can freely create an account and do many things in it. For info, the current Minecraft version at that time was 0.11.x. [[File:Minecraft Map Content on UTK.io Platform.png|thumb|left|alt=UTK.io map contents|MCFORUMBOT dominated the fyp of Minecraft Map content on UTK.io on early days]] [[File:Minecraft Mod Page Content on UTK.io.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Early days of UTK.io|MCFORUMBOT dominated the fyp of Minecraft Mod content on UTK.io]] It was seen at that time that this application had content that was mostly dominated by a username called MCFORUMBOT. This is a bot account that searches for external references so that they can be added to UTK.io or more precisely called reupload. However, this account still gives the source to the creator and the original source. This meant to make the UTK.io service have more content in it. Moreover, at that time UTK.io has users had begun to increase. Since the increase in the amount of users on UTK.io, the users really like the concept of UTK.io which seems to be very unique. Here we can become content creators who offer in-game content on Minecraft to our fans or to the public. In addition, here we can upload freely. And that's very different from MCPE Master and MCPEDL, which require approval from staff so that our content can be published in them. === A Period of Significant Growth of Users === On March 4, 2015, UTK.io was upgraded to version 0.1.0 at which time UTK.io supported Android versions 2.3 and above with an app size when installed of 5.7 MB. The app has been installed by at least 1000 to 5000 people. By April 2015 the app had reached 10,000 downloads. The app continues to get enthusiasm from new users who appear every day even at the beginning of June 2015 the app has been downloaded by more than 50000 people, and it continues to increase. By the end of June 2015, 100 thousand people had installed the app on Google PlayStore. The app was trending at the time, so it experienced a spike in downloads of around 500 thousand people on October 10, 2015, and skyrocketed to 1 million downloads on December 14, 2015. That's pretty fast for a new app. === Development of Other Applications === In addition to UTK.io community, UTK.io Team also released other applications under the same developer. The apps are Skin Editor for Minecraft and Textures Creator for Minecraft. Which updates will be discontinued as they will be merged into the UTK.io for Minecraft PE app. === Collaboration With Another Services === In 2017 MCPE Master also collaborated with UTK.io to integrate with its open map feature to launch maps and mods using MCPE Master. [[File:UTKio & MCPE Master.png|thumb|alt=The collaborations between UTK.io and MCPE Master on May 2017|The first announced collaborations between UTK.io and MCPE Master]] Adapted from [https://p.lesunk.com/AyK lesunk.com] (admin of Lesunk Media) he said: "I still remember when I first signed up for the service on November 11, 2017 and I enjoyed the app because of its features. I even got up to 586k views for my map." (2022) ChrisMCMine at that time seemed very active in giving likes and comments on every post uploaded by users. This is probably in order to create an interactive UTK.io community and aims to make the creators happy because they get attention from the admin and owner of the service. In addition, he is also active in removing violating posts, such as inappropriate photos, inappropriate, or posts that violate the copyright of the original owner. [[File:UTKio Screenshoots.png|thumb|UTK.io when you login.]] == The Golden Age UTK.io Community == UTK.io had its golden age in mid-2018, due to the amount of activity and user interaction on the platform, such as in comments and blog posts (blog posts are conceptualized like community posts on YouTube). But there was a disaster at the end of 2018 that we will discuss after this. On March 22, 2019, UTK.io added a Group Chat feature. This is very useful for us to have discussions or conversations with fellow creators. Although the feature is still beta, it is very useful for creators to socialize and interact. The next update is nothing but a bug fix in this application. As of July 18, 2019, the UTK.io application service has reached 10 million downloads on PlayStore. == The Downfall of UTK.io Community == It is not known exactly when this period of downfall began. We can only infer from the failures that was made by the admins/moderators of UTK.io === First Data Center Fire === It all started at the end of 2018 when there was a leak in the UTK.io data center. Adapted information from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ho1baOPJU ySr_Alex's YouTube video], we can conclude as time passed and at the end of 2018 there was a UTK.io data center fire, which resulted in a lot of data being lost, from here on UTK.io experienced more and more problems and bugs. That's why the files can't be recovered. ChrisMCMine apologized in a blog post on his official account titled 'We Missed UP". Unfortunately I don't have any more archived images for that. According to ChatGPT, the term "data center fire" refers to a situation where a fire occurs inside a data center. A data center is a facility used to house computer systems, servers, network equipment, and other related components for the purpose of processing, storing, and managing large amounts of data. Data centers are an important critical infrastructure for organizations, as they are instrumental in supporting a wide range of digital services and operations. Many people are disappointed by this, but some still have time to stay in this service including me (admin of lesunk.com). They are also the great creators, the senior and newbie creators who still continue to make their contributions to share their content on the service. === Second Data Center Fire === [[File:UTKio Discord Server Screenshoot 2021.png|thumb|The admin of UTK.io announced about lost data on 24 December 2021 on their Discord server.]] Adapted from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ho1baOPJU ySr_Alex's video description] which essentially means: In August 2020 UTK.io notifications stopped, and only reappeared in December 2021, the UTK.io team promised a massive update, it looked like UTK would finally be victorious again, unfortunately we were wrong ( the community), a week later the biggest bug in UTK history occurred, all accounts registered from 2019 and back were deleted, lost, and damaged, becoming "Private User" including my account. In addition, all the remaining skins were deleted and turned into Steve skins as in the first data center fire case. This left fans disappointed and the community outraged. Everything happened quickly, on December 24, 2021 the UTK.io admin made the official announcement on his official Discord server at that time. Adapted from [https://p.lesunk.com/AyK lesunk.com], before he (Lesunk Media admin) knew this, around mid-2022 he wanted to try again to log into his account, but he couldn't log in. When he wanted to reset his password, his account was still not found. He took the initiative to create a new account for it. When I wanted to see his old account with the new account, it turned out that his account was no longer available and changed its name to "Private User" but his posts were still there. He quit the app again and wanted to forget about it. === Update yang Buruk === Nearing the end of its life, UTK.io is getting the worst updates. Many useful features are removed making it even more unpopular with users. Moreover, a lot of data was lost due to data center fires. [[File:UTKio Lowest Rating.png|thumb|left|alt=Lowest rating of UTK.io on PlayStore|UTK.io was got their lowest rating on November 2022 on Google PlayStore]] Around 2021 or 2022 UTK.io got a bad update when its most iconic feature, the blog posts, was removed. Users could no longer express their opinions or share their achievements on the blog. Add to that an update where ads became many times more frequent than before. Ads should be a natural thing for developers to earn money, but here ads often appear when we open profiles or other buttons. We can get rid of these ads by paying 20 USD and it is very detrimental to its users. This app was immediately showered with 1-star ratings at the time. In November 2022, UTK.io had its lowest rating in years at 3.5 star score. Although it soon rose to 3.6 in its final seconds before disappearing from the PlayStore on January 15, 2023. === UTK.io's Most Critical Condition === Adapted from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ho1baOPJU ySr_Alex's video description] which essentially explains: In 2022 UTK.io is in a very critical situation, almost inactive, even though friends (from the community) have tried to revive UTK.io, only for a short time, UTK.io is not only more than inactive, boring, and no one is very enthusiastic to continue interacting there including me (ySr_Alex). Due to the actions of all the old veteran users quitting (more like resigning), there were very few creators left, they only formed small groups of up to 40 users, of which only 8 were active. == The Final Days of the UTK.io Minecraft Community == [[File:The Last Announcement of UTKio on Discord.png|thumb|alt=The last announcement of UTK.io on Discord|The final announcement regarding the permanent shutdown of the UTK.io service ]] On [https://web.archive.org/web/20221227190103/https://utk.io/ December 27, 2022], a notice appeared on UTK.io's official Discord server, and from UTK.io itself saying that the team had ended support and services (meaning such as email and contact), and 3 days later (that was mean on December 31, 2022 at 23:59), the UTK.io service shut down completely, becoming unusable. It's a sad end to what was once the biggest app in the Minecraft PE Community, 8 years into its history, which from this point of view, seems small. [[File:The shutdown of UTKio on website.png|thumb|left|alt=The information from UTK.io website|The UTK.io website on 27 December 2022]] The community was extremely disappointed with the bad ending of having to part ways with this community for good, despite the drama that was involved. On January 1, 2023 the UTK.io Community platform service was officially closed for good. On January 16, 2023 it was shown on the Internet Archive that the UTK.io website was closed. Although on January 24 to 27, 2023 it briefly returned, after that it was officially permanently closed forever. == References Used == [https://p.lesunk.com/AyK Lesunk Media - Perjalanan Platform Komunitas Minecraft UTK.io Hingga Bubar] [https://web.archive.org/web/20150127151643/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.utk.android Internet Archive - UTK.io App on Google Play] [https://web.archive.org/web/20221227190103/https://utk.io/ UTK.io Website Archive] [https://twitter.com/hashtag/UTKOneZero UTK One Zero on Twitter] [https://x.com/ChrisMCMine Twitter (X) - ChrisMCMine Status] [https://www.planetminecraft.com/blog/important-announcement-5855994/ Planet Minecraft Community Blog Post] [https://archive.ph/utk.io Archive Today - UTK.io] [https://archive.ph/dV9BR Archive Today (14 Nov 2014) - UTK.io] [https://www.archivebay.com/site/utk.io Archive Bay - UTK.io] [https://web.archive.org/web/20121218214851/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.chrismcmine.mcpemods Ultimate Tool Kit - Google Play] [https://x.com/ChrisMCMine SmaragdDestroyer on X - Twitter] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ho1baOPJU ySr_Alex on YouTube] [https://youtu.be/0kR-OgqJEhc?si=l1Ahr8AqU-FoZlWQ vIVvictory on YouTube] [https://youtu.be/294np5Ha6Yw?si=aljVQGWvH5UYCE3M MCPE Master on YouTube] [https://x.com/UTKio UTK.io on X - X.com] [https://twitter.com/ Tablet Screenshots - Chris on X] [https://twitter.com/ Tablet Screenshot by NClemance on 26 Feb 2013 - Optivex on X] [https://web.archive.org Internet Archive] [https://www.appbrain.com/app/ultimatetoolkit-for-mcpe/at.chrismcmine.mcpemods Ultimate Tool Kit - AppBrain] [https://youtube.com/ The Downfall of UTK.io - vIVvictory] [https://chat.openai.com/share/a825b5dc-a004-4e29-993a-e2e6d64bfa6c ChatGPT] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDA9KTXSy5 YouTube - andrFantom] [https://www.reddit.com/r/bedrock/comments/103drwz/sad_moment/ Reddit - rbedrock] [https://www.reddit.com/r/UTKio/ Reddit - UTKio] [https://archive.is/https://twitter.com/ChrisMCMine Archive Today - Twitter ChrisMCMine] 3990b146b07ad299085b8ddcd82110fc8cfdf000 22 20 2024-01-13T15:42:09Z Lesunk 2 wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Utk-logo.png|thumb|left|alt=UTK.io logo|The logo of UTK.io]] == What is UTK.io == UTK.io was officialy named UTK.io for Minecraft PE. Before the community was dissolved, this service or application could be found officially through Google PlayStore for Android and AppStore for iOS (iPhone/iPad). UTK.io is a community app for users of Minecraft: Pocket Edition (now Minecraft: Bedrock Edition) and for those who want to explore the entire game. It gives you all the resources you need to play Minecraft fully customized for mobile users. UTK.io is a great app to have if you are enjoying Minecraft Pocket Edition and want to customize the entire game. It gives you everything you need to play a fully customized version of Minecraft. Here you can also interact with fellow Minecraft players from around the world. == Features of UTK.io == The first thing you see when you log in at UTK.io is that there are a bunch of categories with all the extra Minecraft resources we need to have fun in the game. You can find maps, mods, skins, texture packs, servers, community blog posts, etc. On this platform, you can also become a creator. To start creating, you need to register in the profile menu. In UTK.io. Here there is also a tool which lets you create your own skins and texture packs according to your taste. Not only that, but you can also download Minecraft skins and texture packs from other users and enjoy them in your game without having to create them from the beginning or edit them yourself. UTK.io is the ideal community app to further the Minecraft Mobile gaming community with an experience that is fully customized to your preferences, whether you're making your own creations or trying out creations from other users. Thanks to its highly dedicated community, the platform already has tons of spectacular Minecraft creations ready for you to explore. == The Founder of UTK.io == [[File:ChrisMCMine Logo.png|thumb|alt=Profile Picture of ChrisMCMine|ChrisMCMine Profile Picture]] UTK.io was created by an internet user named ChrisMCMine, or commonly called Chris. He is an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria Austria] citizen, as shown by his [https://x.com/ChrisMCMine X (Twitter)] account. Although UTK.io's contact on Google Play is from Canada, the person is actually from Austria. At that time, he was a progammer and a [https://www.youtube.com/user/ChrisMCMine YouTube] content creator at the same time. == The Period Before UTK.io Got Released == [[File:Utk-2012.png|thumb|right|alt=UTK on 2012|Ultimate Tool Kit on 21 September 2012]] === Development of UTK (Ultimate Tool Kit) === Before the UTK.io service was released, in 2012 ChrisMCMine had released a tool application for Minecraft Mobile called Ultimate Tool Kit for MCPE, or can be summarized as UTK. Perhaps this name will inspire the name of UTK.io in the future. The application provides services to download Minecraft World, Texture Packs, Seeds, and Minecraft Mods. [[File:Ultimate Tool Kit on Play Store.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Ultimate Tool Kit getting its 100.000 downloads on PlayStore|UTK got its 100.000th download on December 3, 2012]] ChrisMCMine developed the application himself, and the photo on the right side is how the application looked in September 2012 under his own auspices with a publisher called ChrisMCMine Studios. The tool is designed to be compatible with Minecraft: PE Alpha version 0.4.0. In December 2012, Chris announced through his account that his app had reached 100,000 downloads. This was a great achievement for the creators. Unexpectedly, the application was trending on [https://twitter.com/SmaragdLP/status/305611902644523008 PlayStore on February 24, 2013]. This is certainly a proud for the application that was developed by Chris. The users enthusiasm increased when they heard that the application would be upgraded to the new edition that was called [https://archive.ph/g4N03 UTK One Zero]. Fans were tweeting with the hashtag [https://archive.ph/g4N03 #UTKZeroOne] at the time. In mid-2013 the fans keep posted the hashtag #UTKOneZero to keep an eye on the service until its release. However, when I searched the Internet I did not find the original version of UTKOneZero except for the fake version (in HappyMod 1.84 MB). The last update of UlitmateToolKit was released on March 22, 2013. Most likely the UTK One Zero in this case is referring to UTK.io. === Development of Resource Pack Converter === Chris also created a service that converts Minecraft Java resource packs into texture packs for Minecraft: PE (now Minecraft Bedrock). [https://archive.ph/5fgSS Source: Chris on X account (page archived: 13 Jan 2024)]. == UTK.io's Journey to its Glory == === The Era When UTK.io got Released === Development of the Ultimate Tool Kit application has been stopped, and will be replaced by UTK.io afterwards. This was said by Chris himself on his [https://archive.ph/YNh4T X account (formerly Twitter). (page archived 13 Jan 2024)]. [[File:Utk-early-day.png|thumb|center|alt=Website of UTK.io on October 2014|On the early days, UTK.io needs invite code to register an account]] UTK.io was released on September 20, 2014 as an alpha version. On that day the first account of the platform was also created. The first user was ChrisMCMine who was the founder of the UTK.io Community service, making it the oldest account on the platform. At that time the amount of users was very small and very limited. At that time people must use the invite code to register their account on this service as shown below. Because the application is still in trial version. Users can get the invite code from the [https://web.archive.org/web/20141009173409/https://utk.io/ official website of UTK.io]. === First Release of Official App === The official version of this application was released on PlayStore on January 27, 2015. At that time UTK.io no longer needs to be downloaded on the official website, but we still have to use the invite code on the official website of the UTK.io community. On February 24, 2015, UTK.io was updated again on its service and its application on Google Play Store [https://web.archive.org/web/20150226151106/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.utk.android (this page was archived 2 days later)] to UTK.io version 0.0.8. Therefore people no longer need to use beta code to register on this UTK.io service. So people can freely create an account and do many things in it. For info, the current Minecraft version at that time was 0.11.x. [[File:Minecraft Map Content on UTK.io Platform.png|thumb|left|alt=UTK.io map contents|MCFORUMBOT dominated the fyp of Minecraft Map content on UTK.io on early days]] [[File:Minecraft Mod Page Content on UTK.io.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Early days of UTK.io|MCFORUMBOT dominated the fyp of Minecraft Mod content on UTK.io]] It was seen at that time that this application had content that was mostly dominated by a username called MCFORUMBOT. This is a bot account that searches for external references so that they can be added to UTK.io or more precisely called reupload. However, this account still gives the source to the creator and the original source. This meant to make the UTK.io service have more content in it. Moreover, at that time UTK.io has users had begun to increase. Since the increase in the amount of users on UTK.io, the users really like the concept of UTK.io which seems to be very unique. Here we can become content creators who offer in-game content on Minecraft to our fans or to the public. In addition, here we can upload freely. And that's very different from MCPE Master and MCPEDL, which require approval from staff so that our content can be published in them. === A Period of Significant Growth of Users === On March 4, 2015, UTK.io was upgraded to version 0.1.0 at which time UTK.io supported Android versions 2.3 and above with an app size when installed of 5.7 MB. The app has been installed by at least 1000 to 5000 people. By April 2015 the app had reached 10,000 downloads. The app continues to get enthusiasm from new users who appear every day even at the beginning of June 2015 the app has been downloaded by more than 50000 people, and it continues to increase. By the end of June 2015, 100 thousand people had installed the app on Google PlayStore. The app was trending at the time, so it experienced a spike in downloads of around 500 thousand people on October 10, 2015, and skyrocketed to 1 million downloads on December 14, 2015. That's pretty fast for a new app. === Development of Other Applications === In addition to UTK.io community, UTK.io Team also released other applications under the same developer. The apps are Skin Editor for Minecraft and Textures Creator for Minecraft. Which updates will be discontinued as they will be merged into the UTK.io for Minecraft PE app. === Collaboration With Another Services === In 2017 MCPE Master also collaborated with UTK.io to integrate with its open map feature to launch maps and mods using MCPE Master. [[File:UTKio & MCPE Master.png|thumb|alt=The collaborations between UTK.io and MCPE Master on May 2017|The first announced collaborations between UTK.io and MCPE Master]] Adapted from [https://p.lesunk.com/AyK lesunk.com] (admin of Lesunk Media) he said: "I still remember when I first signed up for the service on November 11, 2017 and I enjoyed the app because of its features. I even got up to 586k views for my map." (2022) ChrisMCMine at that time seemed very active in giving likes and comments on every post uploaded by users. This is probably in order to create an interactive UTK.io community and aims to make the creators happy because they get attention from the admin and owner of the service. In addition, he is also active in removing violating posts, such as inappropriate photos, inappropriate, or posts that violate the copyright of the original owner. [[File:UTKio Screenshoots.png|thumb|UTK.io when you login.]] == The Golden Age UTK.io Community == UTK.io had its golden age in mid-2018, due to the amount of activity and user interaction on the platform, such as in comments and blog posts (blog posts are conceptualized like community posts on YouTube). But there was a disaster at the end of 2018 that we will discuss after this. On March 22, 2019, UTK.io added a Group Chat feature. This is very useful for us to have discussions or conversations with fellow creators. Although the feature is still beta, it is very useful for creators to socialize and interact. The next update is nothing but a bug fix in this application. As of July 18, 2019, the UTK.io application service has reached 10 million downloads on PlayStore. == The Downfall of UTK.io Community == It is not known exactly when this period of downfall began. We can only infer from the failures that was made by the admins/moderators of UTK.io === First Data Center Fire === It all started at the end of 2018 when there was a leak in the UTK.io data center. Adapted information from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ho1baOPJU ySr_Alex's YouTube video], we can conclude as time passed and at the end of 2018 there was a UTK.io data center fire, which resulted in a lot of data being lost, from here on UTK.io experienced more and more problems and bugs. That's why the files can't be recovered. ChrisMCMine apologized in a blog post on his official account titled 'We Missed UP". Unfortunately I don't have any more archived images for that. According to ChatGPT, the term "data center fire" refers to a situation where a fire occurs inside a data center. A data center is a facility used to house computer systems, servers, network equipment, and other related components for the purpose of processing, storing, and managing large amounts of data. Data centers are an important critical infrastructure for organizations, as they are instrumental in supporting a wide range of digital services and operations. Many people are disappointed by this, but some still have time to stay in this service including me (admin of lesunk.com). They are also the great creators, the senior and newbie creators who still continue to make their contributions to share their content on the service. === Second Data Center Fire === [[File:UTKio Discord Server Screenshoot 2021.png|thumb|The admin of UTK.io announced about lost data on 24 December 2021 on their Discord server.]] Adapted from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ho1baOPJU ySr_Alex's video description] which essentially means: In August 2020 UTK.io notifications stopped, and only reappeared in December 2021, the UTK.io team promised a massive update, it looked like UTK would finally be victorious again, unfortunately we were wrong ( the community), a week later the biggest bug in UTK history occurred, all accounts registered from 2019 and back were deleted, lost, and damaged, becoming "Private User" including my account. In addition, all the remaining skins were deleted and turned into Steve skins as in the first data center fire case. This left fans disappointed and the community outraged. Everything happened quickly, on December 24, 2021 the UTK.io admin made the official announcement on his official Discord server at that time. Adapted from [https://p.lesunk.com/AyK lesunk.com], before he (Lesunk Media admin) knew this, around mid-2022 he wanted to try again to log into his account, but he couldn't log in. When he wanted to reset his password, his account was still not found. He took the initiative to create a new account for it. When I wanted to see his old account with the new account, it turned out that his account was no longer available and changed its name to "Private User" but his posts were still there. He quit the app again and wanted to forget about it. === The Worst Update === Nearing the end of its life, UTK.io is getting the worst updates. Many useful features are removed making it even more unpopular with users. Moreover, a lot of data was lost due to data center fires. [[File:UTKio Lowest Rating.png|thumb|left|alt=Lowest rating of UTK.io on PlayStore|UTK.io was got their lowest rating on November 2022 on Google PlayStore]] Around 2021 or 2022 UTK.io got a bad update when its most iconic feature, the blog posts, was removed. Users could no longer express their opinions or share their achievements on the blog. Add to that an update where ads became many times more frequent than before. Ads should be a natural thing for developers to earn money, but here ads often appear when we open profiles or other buttons. We can get rid of these ads by paying 20 USD and it is very detrimental to its users. This app was immediately showered with 1-star ratings at the time. In November 2022, UTK.io had its lowest rating in years at 3.5 star score. Although it soon rose to 3.6 in its final seconds before disappearing from the PlayStore on January 15, 2023. === UTK.io's Most Critical Condition === Adapted from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ho1baOPJU ySr_Alex's video description] which essentially explains: In 2022 UTK.io is in a very critical situation, almost inactive, even though friends (from the community) have tried to revive UTK.io, only for a short time, UTK.io is not only more than inactive, boring, and no one is very enthusiastic to continue interacting there including me (ySr_Alex). Due to the actions of all the old veteran users quitting (more like resigning), there were very few creators left, they only formed small groups of up to 40 users, of which only 8 were active. == The Final Days of the UTK.io Minecraft Community == [[File:The Last Announcement of UTKio on Discord.png|thumb|alt=The last announcement of UTK.io on Discord|The final announcement regarding the permanent shutdown of the UTK.io service ]] On [https://web.archive.org/web/20221227190103/https://utk.io/ December 27, 2022], a notice appeared on UTK.io's official Discord server, and from UTK.io itself saying that the team had ended support and services (meaning such as email and contact), and 3 days later (that was mean on December 31, 2022 at 23:59), the UTK.io service shut down completely, becoming unusable. It's a sad end to what was once the biggest app in the Minecraft PE Community, 8 years into its history, which from this point of view, seems small. [[File:The shutdown of UTKio on website.png|thumb|left|alt=The information from UTK.io website|The UTK.io website on 27 December 2022]] The community was extremely disappointed with the bad ending of having to part ways with this community for good, despite the drama that was involved. On January 1, 2023 the UTK.io Community platform service was officially closed for good. On January 16, 2023 it was shown on the Internet Archive that the UTK.io website was closed. Although on January 24 to 27, 2023 it briefly returned, after that it was officially permanently closed forever. == References Used == [https://p.lesunk.com/AyK Lesunk Media - Perjalanan Platform Komunitas Minecraft UTK.io Hingga Bubar] [https://web.archive.org/web/20150127151643/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.utk.android Internet Archive - UTK.io App on Google Play] [https://web.archive.org/web/20221227190103/https://utk.io/ UTK.io Website Archive] [https://twitter.com/hashtag/UTKOneZero UTK One Zero on Twitter] [https://x.com/ChrisMCMine Twitter (X) - ChrisMCMine Status] [https://www.planetminecraft.com/blog/important-announcement-5855994/ Planet Minecraft Community Blog Post] [https://archive.ph/utk.io Archive Today - UTK.io] [https://archive.ph/dV9BR Archive Today (14 Nov 2014) - UTK.io] [https://www.archivebay.com/site/utk.io Archive Bay - UTK.io] [https://web.archive.org/web/20121218214851/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.chrismcmine.mcpemods Ultimate Tool Kit - Google Play] [https://x.com/ChrisMCMine SmaragdDestroyer on X - Twitter] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ho1baOPJU ySr_Alex on YouTube] [https://youtu.be/0kR-OgqJEhc?si=l1Ahr8AqU-FoZlWQ vIVvictory on YouTube] [https://youtu.be/294np5Ha6Yw?si=aljVQGWvH5UYCE3M MCPE Master on YouTube] [https://x.com/UTKio UTK.io on X - X.com] [https://twitter.com/ Tablet Screenshots - Chris on X] [https://twitter.com/ Tablet Screenshot by NClemance on 26 Feb 2013 - Optivex on X] [https://web.archive.org Internet Archive] [https://www.appbrain.com/app/ultimatetoolkit-for-mcpe/at.chrismcmine.mcpemods Ultimate Tool Kit - AppBrain] [https://youtube.com/ The Downfall of UTK.io - vIVvictory] [https://chat.openai.com/share/a825b5dc-a004-4e29-993a-e2e6d64bfa6c ChatGPT] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDA9KTXSy5 YouTube - andrFantom] [https://www.reddit.com/r/bedrock/comments/103drwz/sad_moment/ Reddit - rbedrock] [https://www.reddit.com/r/UTKio/ Reddit - UTKio] [https://archive.is/https://twitter.com/ChrisMCMine Archive Today - Twitter ChrisMCMine] 9e09ee99f6c82442b910ffd02fe349fa1760ab5e 23 22 2024-01-15T03:23:09Z Lesunk 2 /* The Final Days of the UTK.io Minecraft Community */ wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Utk-logo.png|thumb|left|alt=UTK.io logo|The logo of UTK.io]] == What is UTK.io == UTK.io was officialy named UTK.io for Minecraft PE. Before the community was dissolved, this service or application could be found officially through Google PlayStore for Android and AppStore for iOS (iPhone/iPad). UTK.io is a community app for users of Minecraft: Pocket Edition (now Minecraft: Bedrock Edition) and for those who want to explore the entire game. It gives you all the resources you need to play Minecraft fully customized for mobile users. UTK.io is a great app to have if you are enjoying Minecraft Pocket Edition and want to customize the entire game. It gives you everything you need to play a fully customized version of Minecraft. Here you can also interact with fellow Minecraft players from around the world. == Features of UTK.io == The first thing you see when you log in at UTK.io is that there are a bunch of categories with all the extra Minecraft resources we need to have fun in the game. You can find maps, mods, skins, texture packs, servers, community blog posts, etc. On this platform, you can also become a creator. To start creating, you need to register in the profile menu. In UTK.io. Here there is also a tool which lets you create your own skins and texture packs according to your taste. Not only that, but you can also download Minecraft skins and texture packs from other users and enjoy them in your game without having to create them from the beginning or edit them yourself. UTK.io is the ideal community app to further the Minecraft Mobile gaming community with an experience that is fully customized to your preferences, whether you're making your own creations or trying out creations from other users. Thanks to its highly dedicated community, the platform already has tons of spectacular Minecraft creations ready for you to explore. == The Founder of UTK.io == [[File:ChrisMCMine Logo.png|thumb|alt=Profile Picture of ChrisMCMine|ChrisMCMine Profile Picture]] UTK.io was created by an internet user named ChrisMCMine, or commonly called Chris. He is an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria Austria] citizen, as shown by his [https://x.com/ChrisMCMine X (Twitter)] account. Although UTK.io's contact on Google Play is from Canada, the person is actually from Austria. At that time, he was a progammer and a [https://www.youtube.com/user/ChrisMCMine YouTube] content creator at the same time. == The Period Before UTK.io Got Released == [[File:Utk-2012.png|thumb|right|alt=UTK on 2012|Ultimate Tool Kit on 21 September 2012]] === Development of UTK (Ultimate Tool Kit) === Before the UTK.io service was released, in 2012 ChrisMCMine had released a tool application for Minecraft Mobile called Ultimate Tool Kit for MCPE, or can be summarized as UTK. Perhaps this name will inspire the name of UTK.io in the future. The application provides services to download Minecraft World, Texture Packs, Seeds, and Minecraft Mods. [[File:Ultimate Tool Kit on Play Store.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Ultimate Tool Kit getting its 100.000 downloads on PlayStore|UTK got its 100.000th download on December 3, 2012]] ChrisMCMine developed the application himself, and the photo on the right side is how the application looked in September 2012 under his own auspices with a publisher called ChrisMCMine Studios. The tool is designed to be compatible with Minecraft: PE Alpha version 0.4.0. In December 2012, Chris announced through his account that his app had reached 100,000 downloads. This was a great achievement for the creators. Unexpectedly, the application was trending on [https://twitter.com/SmaragdLP/status/305611902644523008 PlayStore on February 24, 2013]. This is certainly a proud for the application that was developed by Chris. The users enthusiasm increased when they heard that the application would be upgraded to the new edition that was called [https://archive.ph/g4N03 UTK One Zero]. Fans were tweeting with the hashtag [https://archive.ph/g4N03 #UTKZeroOne] at the time. In mid-2013 the fans keep posted the hashtag #UTKOneZero to keep an eye on the service until its release. However, when I searched the Internet I did not find the original version of UTKOneZero except for the fake version (in HappyMod 1.84 MB). The last update of UlitmateToolKit was released on March 22, 2013. Most likely the UTK One Zero in this case is referring to UTK.io. === Development of Resource Pack Converter === Chris also created a service that converts Minecraft Java resource packs into texture packs for Minecraft: PE (now Minecraft Bedrock). [https://archive.ph/5fgSS Source: Chris on X account (page archived: 13 Jan 2024)]. == UTK.io's Journey to its Glory == === The Era When UTK.io got Released === Development of the Ultimate Tool Kit application has been stopped, and will be replaced by UTK.io afterwards. This was said by Chris himself on his [https://archive.ph/YNh4T X account (formerly Twitter). (page archived 13 Jan 2024)]. [[File:Utk-early-day.png|thumb|center|alt=Website of UTK.io on October 2014|On the early days, UTK.io needs invite code to register an account]] UTK.io was released on September 20, 2014 as an alpha version. On that day the first account of the platform was also created. The first user was ChrisMCMine who was the founder of the UTK.io Community service, making it the oldest account on the platform. At that time the amount of users was very small and very limited. At that time people must use the invite code to register their account on this service as shown below. Because the application is still in trial version. Users can get the invite code from the [https://web.archive.org/web/20141009173409/https://utk.io/ official website of UTK.io]. === First Release of Official App === The official version of this application was released on PlayStore on January 27, 2015. At that time UTK.io no longer needs to be downloaded on the official website, but we still have to use the invite code on the official website of the UTK.io community. On February 24, 2015, UTK.io was updated again on its service and its application on Google Play Store [https://web.archive.org/web/20150226151106/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.utk.android (this page was archived 2 days later)] to UTK.io version 0.0.8. Therefore people no longer need to use beta code to register on this UTK.io service. So people can freely create an account and do many things in it. For info, the current Minecraft version at that time was 0.11.x. [[File:Minecraft Map Content on UTK.io Platform.png|thumb|left|alt=UTK.io map contents|MCFORUMBOT dominated the fyp of Minecraft Map content on UTK.io on early days]] [[File:Minecraft Mod Page Content on UTK.io.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Early days of UTK.io|MCFORUMBOT dominated the fyp of Minecraft Mod content on UTK.io]] It was seen at that time that this application had content that was mostly dominated by a username called MCFORUMBOT. This is a bot account that searches for external references so that they can be added to UTK.io or more precisely called reupload. However, this account still gives the source to the creator and the original source. This meant to make the UTK.io service have more content in it. Moreover, at that time UTK.io has users had begun to increase. Since the increase in the amount of users on UTK.io, the users really like the concept of UTK.io which seems to be very unique. Here we can become content creators who offer in-game content on Minecraft to our fans or to the public. In addition, here we can upload freely. And that's very different from MCPE Master and MCPEDL, which require approval from staff so that our content can be published in them. === A Period of Significant Growth of Users === On March 4, 2015, UTK.io was upgraded to version 0.1.0 at which time UTK.io supported Android versions 2.3 and above with an app size when installed of 5.7 MB. The app has been installed by at least 1000 to 5000 people. By April 2015 the app had reached 10,000 downloads. The app continues to get enthusiasm from new users who appear every day even at the beginning of June 2015 the app has been downloaded by more than 50000 people, and it continues to increase. By the end of June 2015, 100 thousand people had installed the app on Google PlayStore. The app was trending at the time, so it experienced a spike in downloads of around 500 thousand people on October 10, 2015, and skyrocketed to 1 million downloads on December 14, 2015. That's pretty fast for a new app. === Development of Other Applications === In addition to UTK.io community, UTK.io Team also released other applications under the same developer. The apps are Skin Editor for Minecraft and Textures Creator for Minecraft. Which updates will be discontinued as they will be merged into the UTK.io for Minecraft PE app. === Collaboration With Another Services === In 2017 MCPE Master also collaborated with UTK.io to integrate with its open map feature to launch maps and mods using MCPE Master. [[File:UTKio & MCPE Master.png|thumb|alt=The collaborations between UTK.io and MCPE Master on May 2017|The first announced collaborations between UTK.io and MCPE Master]] Adapted from [https://p.lesunk.com/AyK lesunk.com] (admin of Lesunk Media) he said: "I still remember when I first signed up for the service on November 11, 2017 and I enjoyed the app because of its features. I even got up to 586k views for my map." (2022) ChrisMCMine at that time seemed very active in giving likes and comments on every post uploaded by users. This is probably in order to create an interactive UTK.io community and aims to make the creators happy because they get attention from the admin and owner of the service. In addition, he is also active in removing violating posts, such as inappropriate photos, inappropriate, or posts that violate the copyright of the original owner. [[File:UTKio Screenshoots.png|thumb|UTK.io when you login.]] == The Golden Age UTK.io Community == UTK.io had its golden age in mid-2018, due to the amount of activity and user interaction on the platform, such as in comments and blog posts (blog posts are conceptualized like community posts on YouTube). But there was a disaster at the end of 2018 that we will discuss after this. On March 22, 2019, UTK.io added a Group Chat feature. This is very useful for us to have discussions or conversations with fellow creators. Although the feature is still beta, it is very useful for creators to socialize and interact. The next update is nothing but a bug fix in this application. As of July 18, 2019, the UTK.io application service has reached 10 million downloads on PlayStore. == The Downfall of UTK.io Community == It is not known exactly when this period of downfall began. We can only infer from the failures that was made by the admins/moderators of UTK.io === First Data Center Fire === It all started at the end of 2018 when there was a leak in the UTK.io data center. Adapted information from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ho1baOPJU ySr_Alex's YouTube video], we can conclude as time passed and at the end of 2018 there was a UTK.io data center fire, which resulted in a lot of data being lost, from here on UTK.io experienced more and more problems and bugs. That's why the files can't be recovered. ChrisMCMine apologized in a blog post on his official account titled 'We Missed UP". Unfortunately I don't have any more archived images for that. According to ChatGPT, the term "data center fire" refers to a situation where a fire occurs inside a data center. A data center is a facility used to house computer systems, servers, network equipment, and other related components for the purpose of processing, storing, and managing large amounts of data. Data centers are an important critical infrastructure for organizations, as they are instrumental in supporting a wide range of digital services and operations. Many people are disappointed by this, but some still have time to stay in this service including me (admin of lesunk.com). They are also the great creators, the senior and newbie creators who still continue to make their contributions to share their content on the service. === Second Data Center Fire === [[File:UTKio Discord Server Screenshoot 2021.png|thumb|The admin of UTK.io announced about lost data on 24 December 2021 on their Discord server.]] Adapted from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ho1baOPJU ySr_Alex's video description] which essentially means: In August 2020 UTK.io notifications stopped, and only reappeared in December 2021, the UTK.io team promised a massive update, it looked like UTK would finally be victorious again, unfortunately we were wrong ( the community), a week later the biggest bug in UTK history occurred, all accounts registered from 2019 and back were deleted, lost, and damaged, becoming "Private User" including my account. In addition, all the remaining skins were deleted and turned into Steve skins as in the first data center fire case. This left fans disappointed and the community outraged. Everything happened quickly, on December 24, 2021 the UTK.io admin made the official announcement on his official Discord server at that time. Adapted from [https://p.lesunk.com/AyK lesunk.com], before he (Lesunk Media admin) knew this, around mid-2022 he wanted to try again to log into his account, but he couldn't log in. When he wanted to reset his password, his account was still not found. He took the initiative to create a new account for it. When I wanted to see his old account with the new account, it turned out that his account was no longer available and changed its name to "Private User" but his posts were still there. He quit the app again and wanted to forget about it. === The Worst Update === Nearing the end of its life, UTK.io is getting the worst updates. Many useful features are removed making it even more unpopular with users. Moreover, a lot of data was lost due to data center fires. [[File:UTKio Lowest Rating.png|thumb|left|alt=Lowest rating of UTK.io on PlayStore|UTK.io was got their lowest rating on November 2022 on Google PlayStore]] Around 2021 or 2022 UTK.io got a bad update when its most iconic feature, the blog posts, was removed. Users could no longer express their opinions or share their achievements on the blog. Add to that an update where ads became many times more frequent than before. Ads should be a natural thing for developers to earn money, but here ads often appear when we open profiles or other buttons. We can get rid of these ads by paying 20 USD and it is very detrimental to its users. This app was immediately showered with 1-star ratings at the time. In November 2022, UTK.io had its lowest rating in years at 3.5 star score. Although it soon rose to 3.6 in its final seconds before disappearing from the PlayStore on January 15, 2023. === UTK.io's Most Critical Condition === Adapted from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ho1baOPJU ySr_Alex's video description] which essentially explains: In 2022 UTK.io is in a very critical situation, almost inactive, even though friends (from the community) have tried to revive UTK.io, only for a short time, UTK.io is not only more than inactive, boring, and no one is very enthusiastic to continue interacting there including me (ySr_Alex). Due to the actions of all the old veteran users quitting (more like resigning), there were very few creators left, they only formed small groups of up to 40 users, of which only 8 were active. == The Final Days of the UTK.io Minecraft Community == [[File:The Last Announcement of UTKio on Discord.png|thumb|alt=The last announcement of UTK.io on Discord|The final announcement regarding the permanent shutdown of the UTK.io service ]] On [https://web.archive.org/web/20221227190103/https://utk.io/ December 27, 2022], a notice appeared on UTK.io's official Discord server, and from UTK.io itself saying that the team had ended support and services (meaning such as email and contact), and 3 days later (that was mean on December 31, 2022 at 23:59), the UTK.io service shut down completely, becoming unusable. It's a sad end to what was once the biggest app in the Minecraft PE Community, 8 years into its history, which from this point of view, seems small. [[File:The shutdown of UTKio on website.png|thumb|left|alt=The information from UTK.io website|The UTK.io website on 27 December 2022]] The community was extremely disappointed with the bad ending of having to part ways with this community for good, despite the drama that was involved. On January 1, 2023 the UTK.io Community platform service was officially closed for global. On January 16, 2023 it was shown on the Internet Archive that the UTK.io website was closed. Although on January 24 to 27, 2023 it briefly returned, after that it was officially permanently closed forever. == References Used == [https://p.lesunk.com/AyK Lesunk Media - Perjalanan Platform Komunitas Minecraft UTK.io Hingga Bubar] [https://web.archive.org/web/20150127151643/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.utk.android Internet Archive - UTK.io App on Google Play] [https://web.archive.org/web/20221227190103/https://utk.io/ UTK.io Website Archive] [https://twitter.com/hashtag/UTKOneZero UTK One Zero on Twitter] [https://x.com/ChrisMCMine Twitter (X) - ChrisMCMine Status] [https://www.planetminecraft.com/blog/important-announcement-5855994/ Planet Minecraft Community Blog Post] [https://archive.ph/utk.io Archive Today - UTK.io] [https://archive.ph/dV9BR Archive Today (14 Nov 2014) - UTK.io] [https://www.archivebay.com/site/utk.io Archive Bay - UTK.io] [https://web.archive.org/web/20121218214851/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.chrismcmine.mcpemods Ultimate Tool Kit - Google Play] [https://x.com/ChrisMCMine SmaragdDestroyer on X - Twitter] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ho1baOPJU ySr_Alex on YouTube] [https://youtu.be/0kR-OgqJEhc?si=l1Ahr8AqU-FoZlWQ vIVvictory on YouTube] [https://youtu.be/294np5Ha6Yw?si=aljVQGWvH5UYCE3M MCPE Master on YouTube] [https://x.com/UTKio UTK.io on X - X.com] [https://twitter.com/ Tablet Screenshots - Chris on X] [https://twitter.com/ Tablet Screenshot by NClemance on 26 Feb 2013 - Optivex on X] [https://web.archive.org Internet Archive] [https://www.appbrain.com/app/ultimatetoolkit-for-mcpe/at.chrismcmine.mcpemods Ultimate Tool Kit - AppBrain] [https://youtube.com/ The Downfall of UTK.io - vIVvictory] [https://chat.openai.com/share/a825b5dc-a004-4e29-993a-e2e6d64bfa6c ChatGPT] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDA9KTXSy5 YouTube - andrFantom] [https://www.reddit.com/r/bedrock/comments/103drwz/sad_moment/ Reddit - rbedrock] [https://www.reddit.com/r/UTKio/ Reddit - UTKio] [https://archive.is/https://twitter.com/ChrisMCMine Archive Today - Twitter ChrisMCMine] 0989501ab58aa728a7ac336588ee23206a99d347 24 23 2024-01-15T03:28:42Z Lesunk 2 Protected "[[UTK.io Minecraft Community]]" ([Edit=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite)) wikitext text/x-wiki [[File:Utk-logo.png|thumb|left|alt=UTK.io logo|The logo of UTK.io]] == What is UTK.io == UTK.io was officialy named UTK.io for Minecraft PE. Before the community was dissolved, this service or application could be found officially through Google PlayStore for Android and AppStore for iOS (iPhone/iPad). UTK.io is a community app for users of Minecraft: Pocket Edition (now Minecraft: Bedrock Edition) and for those who want to explore the entire game. It gives you all the resources you need to play Minecraft fully customized for mobile users. UTK.io is a great app to have if you are enjoying Minecraft Pocket Edition and want to customize the entire game. It gives you everything you need to play a fully customized version of Minecraft. Here you can also interact with fellow Minecraft players from around the world. == Features of UTK.io == The first thing you see when you log in at UTK.io is that there are a bunch of categories with all the extra Minecraft resources we need to have fun in the game. You can find maps, mods, skins, texture packs, servers, community blog posts, etc. On this platform, you can also become a creator. To start creating, you need to register in the profile menu. In UTK.io. Here there is also a tool which lets you create your own skins and texture packs according to your taste. Not only that, but you can also download Minecraft skins and texture packs from other users and enjoy them in your game without having to create them from the beginning or edit them yourself. UTK.io is the ideal community app to further the Minecraft Mobile gaming community with an experience that is fully customized to your preferences, whether you're making your own creations or trying out creations from other users. Thanks to its highly dedicated community, the platform already has tons of spectacular Minecraft creations ready for you to explore. == The Founder of UTK.io == [[File:ChrisMCMine Logo.png|thumb|alt=Profile Picture of ChrisMCMine|ChrisMCMine Profile Picture]] UTK.io was created by an internet user named ChrisMCMine, or commonly called Chris. He is an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria Austria] citizen, as shown by his [https://x.com/ChrisMCMine X (Twitter)] account. Although UTK.io's contact on Google Play is from Canada, the person is actually from Austria. At that time, he was a progammer and a [https://www.youtube.com/user/ChrisMCMine YouTube] content creator at the same time. == The Period Before UTK.io Got Released == [[File:Utk-2012.png|thumb|right|alt=UTK on 2012|Ultimate Tool Kit on 21 September 2012]] === Development of UTK (Ultimate Tool Kit) === Before the UTK.io service was released, in 2012 ChrisMCMine had released a tool application for Minecraft Mobile called Ultimate Tool Kit for MCPE, or can be summarized as UTK. Perhaps this name will inspire the name of UTK.io in the future. The application provides services to download Minecraft World, Texture Packs, Seeds, and Minecraft Mods. [[File:Ultimate Tool Kit on Play Store.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Ultimate Tool Kit getting its 100.000 downloads on PlayStore|UTK got its 100.000th download on December 3, 2012]] ChrisMCMine developed the application himself, and the photo on the right side is how the application looked in September 2012 under his own auspices with a publisher called ChrisMCMine Studios. The tool is designed to be compatible with Minecraft: PE Alpha version 0.4.0. In December 2012, Chris announced through his account that his app had reached 100,000 downloads. This was a great achievement for the creators. Unexpectedly, the application was trending on [https://twitter.com/SmaragdLP/status/305611902644523008 PlayStore on February 24, 2013]. This is certainly a proud for the application that was developed by Chris. The users enthusiasm increased when they heard that the application would be upgraded to the new edition that was called [https://archive.ph/g4N03 UTK One Zero]. Fans were tweeting with the hashtag [https://archive.ph/g4N03 #UTKZeroOne] at the time. In mid-2013 the fans keep posted the hashtag #UTKOneZero to keep an eye on the service until its release. However, when I searched the Internet I did not find the original version of UTKOneZero except for the fake version (in HappyMod 1.84 MB). The last update of UlitmateToolKit was released on March 22, 2013. Most likely the UTK One Zero in this case is referring to UTK.io. === Development of Resource Pack Converter === Chris also created a service that converts Minecraft Java resource packs into texture packs for Minecraft: PE (now Minecraft Bedrock). [https://archive.ph/5fgSS Source: Chris on X account (page archived: 13 Jan 2024)]. == UTK.io's Journey to its Glory == === The Era When UTK.io got Released === Development of the Ultimate Tool Kit application has been stopped, and will be replaced by UTK.io afterwards. This was said by Chris himself on his [https://archive.ph/YNh4T X account (formerly Twitter). (page archived 13 Jan 2024)]. [[File:Utk-early-day.png|thumb|center|alt=Website of UTK.io on October 2014|On the early days, UTK.io needs invite code to register an account]] UTK.io was released on September 20, 2014 as an alpha version. On that day the first account of the platform was also created. The first user was ChrisMCMine who was the founder of the UTK.io Community service, making it the oldest account on the platform. At that time the amount of users was very small and very limited. At that time people must use the invite code to register their account on this service as shown below. Because the application is still in trial version. Users can get the invite code from the [https://web.archive.org/web/20141009173409/https://utk.io/ official website of UTK.io]. === First Release of Official App === The official version of this application was released on PlayStore on January 27, 2015. At that time UTK.io no longer needs to be downloaded on the official website, but we still have to use the invite code on the official website of the UTK.io community. On February 24, 2015, UTK.io was updated again on its service and its application on Google Play Store [https://web.archive.org/web/20150226151106/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.utk.android (this page was archived 2 days later)] to UTK.io version 0.0.8. Therefore people no longer need to use beta code to register on this UTK.io service. So people can freely create an account and do many things in it. For info, the current Minecraft version at that time was 0.11.x. [[File:Minecraft Map Content on UTK.io Platform.png|thumb|left|alt=UTK.io map contents|MCFORUMBOT dominated the fyp of Minecraft Map content on UTK.io on early days]] [[File:Minecraft Mod Page Content on UTK.io.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Early days of UTK.io|MCFORUMBOT dominated the fyp of Minecraft Mod content on UTK.io]] It was seen at that time that this application had content that was mostly dominated by a username called MCFORUMBOT. This is a bot account that searches for external references so that they can be added to UTK.io or more precisely called reupload. However, this account still gives the source to the creator and the original source. This meant to make the UTK.io service have more content in it. Moreover, at that time UTK.io has users had begun to increase. Since the increase in the amount of users on UTK.io, the users really like the concept of UTK.io which seems to be very unique. Here we can become content creators who offer in-game content on Minecraft to our fans or to the public. In addition, here we can upload freely. And that's very different from MCPE Master and MCPEDL, which require approval from staff so that our content can be published in them. === A Period of Significant Growth of Users === On March 4, 2015, UTK.io was upgraded to version 0.1.0 at which time UTK.io supported Android versions 2.3 and above with an app size when installed of 5.7 MB. The app has been installed by at least 1000 to 5000 people. By April 2015 the app had reached 10,000 downloads. The app continues to get enthusiasm from new users who appear every day even at the beginning of June 2015 the app has been downloaded by more than 50000 people, and it continues to increase. By the end of June 2015, 100 thousand people had installed the app on Google PlayStore. The app was trending at the time, so it experienced a spike in downloads of around 500 thousand people on October 10, 2015, and skyrocketed to 1 million downloads on December 14, 2015. That's pretty fast for a new app. === Development of Other Applications === In addition to UTK.io community, UTK.io Team also released other applications under the same developer. The apps are Skin Editor for Minecraft and Textures Creator for Minecraft. Which updates will be discontinued as they will be merged into the UTK.io for Minecraft PE app. === Collaboration With Another Services === In 2017 MCPE Master also collaborated with UTK.io to integrate with its open map feature to launch maps and mods using MCPE Master. [[File:UTKio & MCPE Master.png|thumb|alt=The collaborations between UTK.io and MCPE Master on May 2017|The first announced collaborations between UTK.io and MCPE Master]] Adapted from [https://p.lesunk.com/AyK lesunk.com] (admin of Lesunk Media) he said: "I still remember when I first signed up for the service on November 11, 2017 and I enjoyed the app because of its features. I even got up to 586k views for my map." (2022) ChrisMCMine at that time seemed very active in giving likes and comments on every post uploaded by users. This is probably in order to create an interactive UTK.io community and aims to make the creators happy because they get attention from the admin and owner of the service. In addition, he is also active in removing violating posts, such as inappropriate photos, inappropriate, or posts that violate the copyright of the original owner. [[File:UTKio Screenshoots.png|thumb|UTK.io when you login.]] == The Golden Age UTK.io Community == UTK.io had its golden age in mid-2018, due to the amount of activity and user interaction on the platform, such as in comments and blog posts (blog posts are conceptualized like community posts on YouTube). But there was a disaster at the end of 2018 that we will discuss after this. On March 22, 2019, UTK.io added a Group Chat feature. This is very useful for us to have discussions or conversations with fellow creators. Although the feature is still beta, it is very useful for creators to socialize and interact. The next update is nothing but a bug fix in this application. As of July 18, 2019, the UTK.io application service has reached 10 million downloads on PlayStore. == The Downfall of UTK.io Community == It is not known exactly when this period of downfall began. We can only infer from the failures that was made by the admins/moderators of UTK.io === First Data Center Fire === It all started at the end of 2018 when there was a leak in the UTK.io data center. Adapted information from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ho1baOPJU ySr_Alex's YouTube video], we can conclude as time passed and at the end of 2018 there was a UTK.io data center fire, which resulted in a lot of data being lost, from here on UTK.io experienced more and more problems and bugs. That's why the files can't be recovered. ChrisMCMine apologized in a blog post on his official account titled 'We Missed UP". Unfortunately I don't have any more archived images for that. According to ChatGPT, the term "data center fire" refers to a situation where a fire occurs inside a data center. A data center is a facility used to house computer systems, servers, network equipment, and other related components for the purpose of processing, storing, and managing large amounts of data. Data centers are an important critical infrastructure for organizations, as they are instrumental in supporting a wide range of digital services and operations. Many people are disappointed by this, but some still have time to stay in this service including me (admin of lesunk.com). They are also the great creators, the senior and newbie creators who still continue to make their contributions to share their content on the service. === Second Data Center Fire === [[File:UTKio Discord Server Screenshoot 2021.png|thumb|The admin of UTK.io announced about lost data on 24 December 2021 on their Discord server.]] Adapted from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ho1baOPJU ySr_Alex's video description] which essentially means: In August 2020 UTK.io notifications stopped, and only reappeared in December 2021, the UTK.io team promised a massive update, it looked like UTK would finally be victorious again, unfortunately we were wrong ( the community), a week later the biggest bug in UTK history occurred, all accounts registered from 2019 and back were deleted, lost, and damaged, becoming "Private User" including my account. In addition, all the remaining skins were deleted and turned into Steve skins as in the first data center fire case. This left fans disappointed and the community outraged. Everything happened quickly, on December 24, 2021 the UTK.io admin made the official announcement on his official Discord server at that time. Adapted from [https://p.lesunk.com/AyK lesunk.com], before he (Lesunk Media admin) knew this, around mid-2022 he wanted to try again to log into his account, but he couldn't log in. When he wanted to reset his password, his account was still not found. He took the initiative to create a new account for it. When I wanted to see his old account with the new account, it turned out that his account was no longer available and changed its name to "Private User" but his posts were still there. He quit the app again and wanted to forget about it. === The Worst Update === Nearing the end of its life, UTK.io is getting the worst updates. Many useful features are removed making it even more unpopular with users. Moreover, a lot of data was lost due to data center fires. [[File:UTKio Lowest Rating.png|thumb|left|alt=Lowest rating of UTK.io on PlayStore|UTK.io was got their lowest rating on November 2022 on Google PlayStore]] Around 2021 or 2022 UTK.io got a bad update when its most iconic feature, the blog posts, was removed. Users could no longer express their opinions or share their achievements on the blog. Add to that an update where ads became many times more frequent than before. Ads should be a natural thing for developers to earn money, but here ads often appear when we open profiles or other buttons. We can get rid of these ads by paying 20 USD and it is very detrimental to its users. This app was immediately showered with 1-star ratings at the time. In November 2022, UTK.io had its lowest rating in years at 3.5 star score. Although it soon rose to 3.6 in its final seconds before disappearing from the PlayStore on January 15, 2023. === UTK.io's Most Critical Condition === Adapted from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ho1baOPJU ySr_Alex's video description] which essentially explains: In 2022 UTK.io is in a very critical situation, almost inactive, even though friends (from the community) have tried to revive UTK.io, only for a short time, UTK.io is not only more than inactive, boring, and no one is very enthusiastic to continue interacting there including me (ySr_Alex). Due to the actions of all the old veteran users quitting (more like resigning), there were very few creators left, they only formed small groups of up to 40 users, of which only 8 were active. == The Final Days of the UTK.io Minecraft Community == [[File:The Last Announcement of UTKio on Discord.png|thumb|alt=The last announcement of UTK.io on Discord|The final announcement regarding the permanent shutdown of the UTK.io service ]] On [https://web.archive.org/web/20221227190103/https://utk.io/ December 27, 2022], a notice appeared on UTK.io's official Discord server, and from UTK.io itself saying that the team had ended support and services (meaning such as email and contact), and 3 days later (that was mean on December 31, 2022 at 23:59), the UTK.io service shut down completely, becoming unusable. It's a sad end to what was once the biggest app in the Minecraft PE Community, 8 years into its history, which from this point of view, seems small. [[File:The shutdown of UTKio on website.png|thumb|left|alt=The information from UTK.io website|The UTK.io website on 27 December 2022]] The community was extremely disappointed with the bad ending of having to part ways with this community for good, despite the drama that was involved. On January 1, 2023 the UTK.io Community platform service was officially closed for global. On January 16, 2023 it was shown on the Internet Archive that the UTK.io website was closed. Although on January 24 to 27, 2023 it briefly returned, after that it was officially permanently closed forever. == References Used == [https://p.lesunk.com/AyK Lesunk Media - Perjalanan Platform Komunitas Minecraft UTK.io Hingga Bubar] [https://web.archive.org/web/20150127151643/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.utk.android Internet Archive - UTK.io App on Google Play] [https://web.archive.org/web/20221227190103/https://utk.io/ UTK.io Website Archive] [https://twitter.com/hashtag/UTKOneZero UTK One Zero on Twitter] [https://x.com/ChrisMCMine Twitter (X) - ChrisMCMine Status] [https://www.planetminecraft.com/blog/important-announcement-5855994/ Planet Minecraft Community Blog Post] [https://archive.ph/utk.io Archive Today - UTK.io] [https://archive.ph/dV9BR Archive Today (14 Nov 2014) - UTK.io] [https://www.archivebay.com/site/utk.io Archive Bay - UTK.io] [https://web.archive.org/web/20121218214851/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.chrismcmine.mcpemods Ultimate Tool Kit - Google Play] [https://x.com/ChrisMCMine SmaragdDestroyer on X - Twitter] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1ho1baOPJU ySr_Alex on YouTube] [https://youtu.be/0kR-OgqJEhc?si=l1Ahr8AqU-FoZlWQ vIVvictory on YouTube] [https://youtu.be/294np5Ha6Yw?si=aljVQGWvH5UYCE3M MCPE Master on YouTube] [https://x.com/UTKio UTK.io on X - X.com] [https://twitter.com/ Tablet Screenshots - Chris on X] [https://twitter.com/ Tablet Screenshot by NClemance on 26 Feb 2013 - Optivex on X] [https://web.archive.org Internet Archive] [https://www.appbrain.com/app/ultimatetoolkit-for-mcpe/at.chrismcmine.mcpemods Ultimate Tool Kit - AppBrain] [https://youtube.com/ The Downfall of UTK.io - vIVvictory] [https://chat.openai.com/share/a825b5dc-a004-4e29-993a-e2e6d64bfa6c ChatGPT] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDA9KTXSy5 YouTube - andrFantom] [https://www.reddit.com/r/bedrock/comments/103drwz/sad_moment/ Reddit - rbedrock] [https://www.reddit.com/r/UTKio/ Reddit - UTKio] [https://archive.is/https://twitter.com/ChrisMCMine Archive Today - Twitter ChrisMCMine] 0989501ab58aa728a7ac336588ee23206a99d347 6 3 3 2024-01-13T10:58:25Z Lesunk 2 wikitext text/x-wiki The logo of UTK.io 5c02539da875884f188b488f323ad899b72e96ff 6 4 5 2024-01-13T11:32:10Z Lesunk 2 wikitext text/x-wiki UTK on 2012 549bb2c7847b3b744b95e37753d36b58d4d17a23 6 5 6 2024-01-13T11:38:51Z Lesunk 2 wikitext text/x-wiki Ultimate Tool Kit on Play Store on 3rd December 2012 0a204ce38c1709657ff4753e92443958a63048e0 6 6 7 2024-01-13T12:17:52Z Lesunk 2 wikitext text/x-wiki The early day when UTK.io get released d83be8265fcb16a9099ce5e68be959c0e2d3811a 6 7 9 2024-01-13T13:10:54Z Lesunk 2 wikitext text/x-wiki UTK.io map content b52f82fddca3831fcdc68029c5138fad261bbf18 6 8 10 2024-01-13T13:14:20Z Lesunk 2 wikitext text/x-wiki Mod Page Content for MCPE 22febf9b8551b3a5b1ef270ed6ba69ea09cbfbb2 6 9 11 2024-01-13T13:58:06Z Lesunk 2 wikitext text/x-wiki Pop up on UTK.io when you login. b6f05ecff88499990a87a3e7424b2a0351018d75 6 10 13 2024-01-13T14:08:54Z Lesunk 2 wikitext text/x-wiki Collaboration between UTK & MCPE Master 6f4cfe787932a846a4f9b30211c6440dc2063c17 6 11 14 2024-01-13T14:24:09Z Lesunk 2 wikitext text/x-wiki The announcement of data lost 73ab9a88225719ea95f9b991b39d6c3d1719c013 6 12 15 2024-01-13T14:42:43Z Lesunk 2 wikitext text/x-wiki The UTKio Lowest Rating on Google PlayStore abcc44db20f94f573044c3be4d53804f820fb000 6 13 17 2024-01-13T15:01:52Z Lesunk 2 wikitext text/x-wiki Discord community of UTK.io bf69149748010ca75f5a21a113ae095a834c4008 6 14 18 2024-01-13T15:07:41Z Lesunk 2 wikitext text/x-wiki The shutdown of UTKio services on website 90a1c61bf72371d7e48253bd45926b51880c158b 6 15 21 2024-01-13T15:40:33Z Lesunk 2 wikitext text/x-wiki Official logo of ChrisMCMine 824e62c9866b29fa7894472e586529d07da3b05b